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mallā

Malla

a wrestler Vin.ii.105 (˚muṭṭhika) Ja.iv.81 (two, named Cānura and Muṭṭhika “fister”); Vism.31 (muṭṭhika + i.e. boxing & wrestling as amusements: see mada 1) Perhaps as “porter” Bdhgh on CV v.29. 5 (see Vin.ii.319 ). At Mil.191 the mallā are mentioned as a group or company; their designation might he

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Digha Nikaya 29 · 2.01/10k

What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary

a wrestler Vin.ii.105 (˚muṭṭhika) Ja.iv.81 (two, named Cānura and Muṭṭhika “fister”); Vism.31 (muṭṭhika + i.e. boxing & wrestling as amusements: see mada 1) Perhaps as “porter” Bdhgh on CV v.29. 5 (see Vin.ii.319). At Mil.191 the mallā are mentioned as a group or company; their designation might here refer to the Mallas, a tribe, as other tribes are given at the same passage (e.g. Atoṇā, Pisācā). Cp. Bhallaka.

-gaṇa troop of professional wrestlers Mil.331
-muṭṭhika boxer Vin.ii.105.
-yuddha wrestling contest Mil.232; Dhp-a.ii.154; DN-a.i.85.
-yuddhaka a professional wrestler Ja.iv.81.

cp. Sk. malla, perhaps a local term, cp. Cānura

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